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| n. (state) | 1. add, adhd, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hyperkinetic syndrome, mbd, minimal brain damage, minimal brain dysfunction | a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders. |
| ~ hyperactivity | a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement. |
| ~ syndrome | a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease. |
| v. (change) | 2. add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| ~ increase | become bigger or greater in amount.; "The amount of work increased" |
| ~ modify, qualify | add a modifier to a constituent. |
| ~ gild the lily, paint the lily | make unnecessary additions to what is already complete. |
| ~ adjoin | attach or add.; "I adjoin a copy of your my lawyer's letter" |
| ~ work in | add by mixing or blending on or attaching.; "work in the butter and the dough will get the right consistency"; "In his speech, the presidential candidate worked in a lot of learned words" |
| ~ add on | make an addition.; "Let's add on to this" |
| ~ include | add as part of something else; put in as part of a set, group, or category.; "We must include this chemical element in the group" |
| ~ mix in, mix | add as an additional element or part.; "mix water into the drink" |
| ~ put on | add to something existing.; "She put on a sun room" |
| ~ butylate | introduce the butyl group into a chemical compound. |
| ~ put on | add to the odometer.; "He put on 1,000 miles on this trip" |
| ~ inject | to introduce (a new aspect or element).; "He injected new life into the performance" |
| ~ welt | put a welt on.; "welt the shoes" |
| ~ intercalate | insert (days) in a calendar. |
| ~ punctuate, mark | insert punctuation marks into. |
| ~ concatenate | add by linking or joining so as to form a chain or series.; "concatenate terms"; "concatenate characters" |
| ~ string, string up | add as if on a string.; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" |
| ~ combine, compound | put or add together.; "combine resources" |
| ~ milk | add milk to.; "milk the tea" |
| ~ fortify | add nutrients to.; "fortified milk" |
| ~ stud | provide with or construct with studs.; "stud the wall" |
| ~ button | provide with buttons.; "button a shirt" |
| ~ enrich | make wealthy or richer.; "the oil boom enriched a lot of local people" |
| ~ supplement | add as a supplement to what seems insufficient.; "supplement your diet" |
| ~ add | constitute an addition.; "This paper will add to her reputation" |
| v. (communication) | 3. add, append, supply | state or say further.; "`It doesn't matter,' he supplied" |
| ~ say, state, tell | express in words.; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" |
| ~ slip in, stick in, sneak in, insert | insert casually.; "She slipped in a reference to her own work" |
| ~ toss in | add casually to a conversation.; "`I don't agree with this,' she tossed in" |
| v. (possession) | 4. add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend | bestow a quality on.; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ factor | be a contributing factor.; "make things factor into a company's profitability" |
| ~ instill, transfuse | impart gradually.; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" |
| ~ tinsel | impart a cheap brightness to.; "his tinseled image of Hollywood" |
| ~ throw in | add as an extra or as a gratuity. |
| v. (cognition) | 5. add, add together | make an addition by combining numbers.; "Add 27 and 49, please!" |
| ~ arithmetic | the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations. |
| ~ calculate, compute, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | make a mathematical calculation or computation. |
| ~ foot up, foot | add a column of numbers. |
| ~ add together, summate, tot, tot up, tote up, add up, sum, total, sum up, tally, add | determine the sum of.; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" |
| v. (communication) | 6. add, add together, add up, sum, sum up, summate, tally, tot, tot up, total, tote up | determine the sum of.; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town" |
| ~ add together, add | make an addition by combining numbers.; "Add 27 and 49, please!" |
| ~ count, numerate, enumerate, number | determine the number or amount of.; "Can you count the books on your shelf?"; "Count your change" |
| v. (stative) | 7. add | constitute an addition.; "This paper will add to her reputation" |
| ~ add | make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of.; "We added two students to that dorm room"; "She added a personal note to her letter"; "Add insult to injury"; "Add some extra plates to the dinner table" |
| ~ form, constitute, make | to compose or represent:.; "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" |
| ma | | |
| n. (person) | 1. ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mummy | informal terms for a mother. |
| ~ female parent, mother | a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother).; "the mother of three children" |
| n. (communication) | 2. am, artium magister, ma, master of arts | a master's degree in arts and sciences. |
| ~ master's degree | an academic degree higher than a bachelor's degree but lower than a doctor's degree. |
| n. (quantity) | 3. ma, milliampere | one thousandth of an ampere. |
| ~ current unit | a measure of the amount of electric charge flowing past a circuit point at a specific time. |
| ~ amp, ampere, a | the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.; "a typical household circuit carries 15 to 50 amps" |
| n. (location) | 4. bay state, ma, massachusetts, old colony | a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies. |
| ~ lexington and concord, lexington, concord | the first battle of the American Revolution (April 19, 1775). |
| ~ american state | one of the 50 states of the United States. |
| ~ america, the states, u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, u.s. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776. |
| ~ new england | a region of northeastern United States comprising Maine and New Hampshire and Vermont and Massachusetts and Rhode Island and Connecticut. |
| ~ bean town, beantown, boston, capital of massachusetts, hub of the universe | state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services. |
| ~ cambridge | a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| ~ concord | town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought. |
| ~ gloucester | a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries. |
| ~ lexington | town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought. |
| ~ medford | town in northeastern Massachusetts; residential suburb of Boston. |
| ~ pittsfield | a town in western Massachusetts. |
| ~ springfield | a city and manufacturing center in southwestern Massachusetts on the Connecticut River. |
| ~ worcester | an industrial and university city in central Massachusetts to the west of Boston. |
| ~ cape ann | a Massachusetts peninsula to the north of Boston extending into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| ~ cape cod | a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area. |
| ~ cape cod canal | a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay. |
| ~ plymouth | a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620. |
| ~ salem | a city in northeastern Massachusetts; site of the witchcraft trials in 1692. |
| ~ williamstown | a town in northwestern Massachusetts. |
| ~ berkshire hills, berkshires | a low mountain range in western Massachusetts; a resort area. |
| ~ charles river, charles | a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston. |
| ~ housatonic, housatonic river | a river that rises in western Massachusetts and flows south through Connecticut to empty into Long Island Sound. |
| ~ merrimack, merrimack river | a river that rises in south central New Hampshire and flows through Concord and Manchester into Massachusetts and empties into the Atlantic Ocean. |
| ~ taconic mountains | a range of the Appalachian Mountains along the eastern border of New York with Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont. |
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